There are 10 NFL teams off to a 2-0 start, but not all look like legitimate contenders. Since the playoff field expanded in 2020, 78.6% of teams that started 2-0 have reached the playoffs. Several returning postseason teams have re-established their credentials, but a handful of 2-0 teams still carry major question marks. The odds are certainly in the favor ...
The injury-plagued Indiana Fever have been resilient all season long, but the Fever find themselves with their backs are against the wall yet again. The No. 6 seed Fever dropped Game 1 against the No. 3 seed Atlanta Dream 80-68, despite a 27-point performance from veteran guard Kelsey Mitchell. The Fever now must win Game 2 of the best-of-three first-round ...
AI-assisted summary The Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants are unexpectedly in the wild-card race despite underperforming earlier in the season. Both teams traded away key players at the deadline, seemingly giving up on their postseason chances. A collapse by the New York Mets has opened the door for teams like the Diamondbacks and Giants to contend for a playoff ...
Rich Rodriguez is only three games into his second tenure at West Virginia, but it hasn’t taken him long to fan the flames of his program’s most heated rivalry. Rodriguez’s Mountaineers team picked up their biggest win of the young season on Saturday, Sept. 13, defeating archrival Pitt 31-24 in overtime in the Backyard Brawl at Milan Puskar Stadium in ...
It’s not often you know what’s under the tree at Christmas – especially since it ruins the surprise. Christmas comes early in the NFL, however, as commissioner Roger Goodell plays the role of Santa. This year, Santa Goodell left a tripleheader of matchups under the tree for football fans to enjoy on Christmas Day – with a doubleheader returning to ...
Democrat Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii clashed with FBI Director Kash Patel during a heated Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, questioning agency firing and counterterrorism priorities and even calling the bureau’s physical fitness requirements ‘harsh’ for applicants. In an exclusive statement to Fox News Digital, Patel said, ‘Americans expect their FBI agents to be capable, resilient and ready to ...
News of Robert Redford’s death ignited a, shall we say, spirited debate among USA TODAY Sports aficionados about where the Hollywood legend’s film, ‘The Natural’, ranks in the pantheon of baseball movies. The debate also prompted this question – ‘Better baseball catcher: Kevin Costner’s Crash Davis or Geena Davis’ Dottie Hinson? Debate.’ – but we digress. Not everyone appreciated Redford ...
The top five teams remain unchanged going into Week 3. One 2-0 team made a 15-spot advance, almost into the top 10. Patrick Mahomes is 0-2 for the first time in his career. What has that cost K.C. in our weekly power poll? NFL power rankings entering Week 3 of the 2025 season (previous rank in parentheses): 1. Philadelphia Eagles ...
Esteemed actor, director, and environmentalist Robert Redford, 89, passed away Tuesday while surrounded by his loved ones. Redford was renowned for his iconic roles in movies like ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ and ‘All the President’s Men.’ He also won numerous awards as a director for films like ‘Ordinary People’ and ‘A River Runs Through It.’ However, for sports ...
Oklahoma’s defense plus John Mateer offers balance. Defenses at LSU and Texas look good, too, but where’s the offense? Georia earns respect by beating Tennessee on road. OK, so that’s perhaps a bit premature, but programs have been declared resurrected based on less evidence. Seriously, though, when evaluating SEC teams after three weeks, who’s performing better than Oklahoma? Combine the ...